Sayanna Varthakal

Sayanna Varthakal (transl. Evening news) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language black comedy crime film co-written and directed by Arun Chandu^[1] and produced by D14 Entertainments. Co-written by Sachin R. Chandran and Rahul Menon, the film stars Gokul Suresh and newcomer Sharanya Sharma in lead roles.^[2]

Sayanna Varthakal
First look poster
Directed by	Arun Chandu
Written by	Sachin R. Chandran Arun Chandu
Produced by	Mahfoose M. D. Noushad T.
Starring	Gokul Suresh Dhyan Sreenivasan Aju Varghese Sharanya Sharma
Cinematography	Sarath Shaji
Edited by	Aravind Manmadhan
Music by	Prashant Pillai Sankar Sharma
Production company	D14 Entertainments
Distributed by	Listin Stephen
Release date	5 August 2022 (2022-08-05)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

The music of the film is composed by Prashant Pillai and Sankar Sharma, while the cinematography is handled by Sarath Shaji.^[3][4] It is reported that the movie tells the tale of a film actor and his life in a government-affiliated organisation.^[5] The film was released theatrically on 5 August 2022.^[6]

Plot

Upon falling prey to the malpractices of the government's dark side, Ravi Kumar reveals his plight to the world. However, his actions soon invite trouble in his life

Cast

• Gokul Suresh as Ravi Kumar
• Dhyan Sreenivasan as Dennis Varghese
• Aju Varghese as Jithu Joseph
• Sharanya Sharma as Sithara
• Dinesh Prabhakar as Pavithran
• Indrans as Raghavan
• Irshad as Rajeev
• Vijayaraghavan as Varghese, Dennis' father
• Makarand Deshpande as Mangesh Pandey
• Vishnu Govindan as Lazar
• Anand Manmadhan as Anand
• Jeril Varghese as Jerry
• Radhadevi as Oviya

Production

Sayanna Varthakal is the 2nd directorial attempt of Arun Chandu who was a former associate of director Vineeth Sreenivasan. During an interview to The New Indian Express Arun said, "Sayanna Varthakal is a media-related story and the title is actually a reference to the title of the media channel run by Dennis (Dhyan Sreenivasan). Gokul Suresh plays the character Ravi Kumar, a government employee who crosses paths with Dennis." Sayanna Varthakal began its principal photography in late June 2018, and it was shot in various locations, including Ernakulam, Kolkata and Nepal border.^[7][8][9]

Soundtrack

The film features original background score and songs composed by Prashant Pillai.^[10]